Bleeder turbine



June 30, 1925.

H. R. TROTTER BLEEDER TURBINE Filed Aug. 13. 1923 HJP. Trotter INVENTOR IT ESSE'S ATTORNEY Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED. STATES:

. 1,544,285 PATENT FI E;

HENRY 1a. rno'r'rnn, or SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA, assroivoa ro w'ss'rme- HOUSE ELECTRIC AND mnoraccrunme COMPANY, A coerce-Arron or PENN- SYLVANIA.

BLEEDEB. TURBINE.

Application fi1ed'Ai1gust13, 1923. Serial No. 657,130,

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY R. Tnou'rnn,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Swarthmore, in the county of Dela ware and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented a new and useful Improvement in Bleeder Turbines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bleeder turbines 0 and it has for its object to provide apparatus of the character designated which shall operate with high efiicienoy when operated condensing.

A further object of my invention is to provide a bleeder turbine'with a diaphragm structure for separating thehighand the low-pressure stages or sections with adequate port area so that steam may pass from the high-pressure section or stages to the 2 low-pressure section or stages with amini- ,mum of resistance.

A further object of my invention .is to provide, in connection with a bleeder turbine, a diaphragm structure which shall include a stationary member having a series of ports and which carries a second member, rotatable with respect to the stationary member, for controlling the opening and closing of the ports, the second member having inner packing means for limiting leakage around the rotor. I

A further object of my invention is to have the gland or dummy member of a bleeder turbine diaphragm constructed as a part of the valve means for controlling communication between the highand the lowpressure sections of such aturbine.

' These and other objects are accomplished by apparatus made in accordance with my invention and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, in which Fig. '1 is a transverse sectional view of a turbine showing my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2 is afragmentary view taken along the line 11-11 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of a turbine showing a modifie form of my improved diaphragm. Bleeder turbines are ordinarily provided with diaphragms or overflow valves in order to permit of the traverse of steam from the high-pressure power-developing section to the low-pressure power-developing section.

It is the object of my invention to provide an improved diaphragm structure which shall have adequate port area to afford com munication betwee'nthe turbine sections and which shall have the gla'nd'or dummy constituted as a part of the means for controlling the opening and closing ofthe diaphragm ports. 1 Hence, in accordance with my construction, turbinesoit' thischaracter may be much simplified owing to the character of the design and to the absence of a multiplicity of parts.

Referring now to the drawings-for abetter understanding of my invention, in Figs. 1 and 2, I show a turbine casing consisting of upper and lower halves 10 and 11 which are secured together and surround a rotor 12. The turbine is provided with'highpressure blading, at 13,: and with low-pressure blading, at 14, thehigh-pressurebladingbeing separated from the a low-pressure blading by means of my improved diaphragm structure including a gland or packing member and means for controlling'communication between the high-pressure blading and the low-pressure blading. I

In Figs. 1 and 2, I show a diaphragm structure consisting of inwardly-extending flange portions 15 carried by. the upper and lower halves 10 andfll of the casing and having a'circumferential series of ports 16. The flanges 15 are provided with an-interior 85 bearing'portion 17 which is spaced from the rotor and has fitted therein a dummy or gland member18. The dummy or gland member 18 has an outwardly-extending flange 19 provided with a series ofports 20 adapted to register with the ports 16. Packing means 21 is carried by the gland or dummy member 18 and such packing means cooperates with the rotor 12 to limit leakage with respect to the latter. Movement of the inner member 18 in order to control communication between the ports 16 and 20 is secured by any suitable device, as, for example, by meansof a motor device, at 22', which is connected to the member 18 by means of a link 23.

In Fig. 3, I show a modified form of my invention in which the turbine casing 10 has a'ring member 25 secured thereto, and having an inwardly-extending portion 26 provided with an inner bearing portion 27 and witha series of ports 28. A dummy or gland member 29 is'provided with a bear ing portion which cooperateswith the bearing portion 27 and it is provided with a series of 2 ports 31 adapted to 1 register l, with the ports-28. In order tosecureraitight fit between the stationary ring member and 'the dummy or gland member. 29, the dummy member 29 isprovidejd with afiange32which fits'betweenthe flange portion 26 and the casing lO. The movable member 2-9 -.-is ;pro- Vided with packing 33 in order to limit leakage between the diaphragm strueture :.ancl,..

the turbine rotor 12. FIOHlz' the: structure fclescribed,

\ structure is furthermore simplified by having the packing or gland vpo-rtion also constructednsa part ofthezvalve-forcontrol ling communication between 1 the E'high pregsureiandithe lowpressuie blading.

'WhileI have shown my inventionzinibut two iforms, -it will be obvi-ous'to those skilled Inatbleeder turbine, the'combiniation in the art, thatit is not so :limited, .but is susceptible of various other changes and modifications, without departing iifrom the spirit the-reof, and I desire, therefore, that only such elimitations shall 'loe placed :thereupon as are'imposed by "the'prior flI'trOI' :as are specifically set forth in the :appended claims. l i v I of; az casing, a rotor, high-pressure blading', low-pressureiblading, and meansvcarried by the casing :for; separating the highe pressure blading .from the 'low-pressure lblading, in-

, eluding a movable gland member rfittingithe rotor' a-nd having a valve means ito' control communication between the high :and ithe low pressure iblading.

' 2. In a bleeder turbine, the combination of a casing, a rotor, high-pressure iblading, low-pressure blading, a stationary member carried byrthe easing between the :high-pres: sure blading and the low-pressure ihlading andfhavingga plurality of ports'and aninner bearing .portion, a @member carried iby the bearing portion and having :a gland fitted with respect thereto to control {communica- 'tion between said ports.

3. "In a 'bleeder turbine, the combination of a casing, a rotor, high-pressure'blading, low-pressure blading, ,a stationary member carried by ;the casing between-the high-pressure 'blading and the low pressuregblading and :having azplurality of po'rtsandanyinner bearing portion, a movable imember fitting a a the apparentthat have "devised aIbleeide-ri turthe bearing portion, packingrmeans carried by .theivmo-vable smember and cooperating with the rotor, and means carried by the movable ,member ifor opening and closing said, ports upon movement .of said movable member. a 1 L.-In. a bleeder turbine, the combination of a casing, a'rotor, high-pressure blading,

TP TQSSHre blading, an inwardlyextend ing flange arranged interiorly of the casing between the highepressurezblading 'and,.tl-1e low=pressure 'blading and. having-a circumferential series of ports and an inner bears in'g: portion, :3; movable member fitting in: the

hearing portion'andihaving 'arseries of ports adapted :to register with the: first ;.ports,rand packing; means; carried by the movable: member and cooperating with theroton-f; L

5; {Ina bleeder-lturbine, the nombina'tion of: a casing, a ;-rotor, ,ihfighep-res'sure abladi'ng, f

' low-pressure blading, ,an outer supporting member carried-by, thOiCtlSlIlg andrhavmg a series of ports and a bearing portiomaan nner member fitting-the Ebea-r ng portion and having a rs'eriesI-ofiports aadapted to j register with the v first jports, zpacking 'means carried by the inner member, and :means to move zthe inner member T to -:-,control communicationzbetweenitheports I 26.1111 a bleed-er :turbine, ithe combination of a casing, a rotor, higlnpressure blading',"

low pressure 'blading, a member extending inwardly of ,the casing "between the high pressure blading andzthe low-,pressure blade ing and having a (circumferential series o'f ports and anrmner bearmg portron, an inner member having atbearing 'portion cooperating with'the ifirst. portion andports adapted to :register with :the "first ports, packing means carried by the :inner membenand co 4 1 operating with the rotor, and means -for moving :theinner member. so. as-to control connnuni'cation between the fports.

:7. In ableeder turbine, the combination of a. casing, :consisting of upper and :lower halves, a :rotor,fhigh-pressure 'bladi'ng, low- Q pressureblading, inwardly-extending flange portions carried =by'lthe casing'and cooperating to define adiaphragm fbetween the ihlgl l' pressure rblading and the :lowpressure-blad ing, saidflange :porti-ons: having a series of portsrand an inner bearing portion,-,an inner movable member having a bearing portion fitting the :first bearing portion and :a r series of ports adapted to register with the ifirst ports, "and packing means-carried by said movable member. and cooperating with the rotor. 3 V Y r x In itestimonygwihereof, I have hereuntosubscribed my name this Qndday-of August,

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